Oh, happy carillon and bells of my youth, By the river Suir now sounding! How near and how dear to my heart’s truth In quiet moments never-ending.
By Cathedral bells’ sound, One day I was born, Amid musical sounds of a river That sings in my heart, In moments forlorn, And in my happiest moments ever.
To play and to school, My life was to rule, By the bells and the river determined, By green banks and bridge, By the Ursuline school, My earliest life was thus fashioned.
And, however, how often, I may wander away, Be it near or far over the ocean, I shall hear in my mind, The bells peal and play, Their carols of happy emotion.
Carolling, carolling , carolling ever, Always in tune with the song of the river, Oh, bells of my heart and my home now ringing, Ever and ever sweetly singing.
END
Tom Ryan, “Iona”, Rahealty, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Major investment in sports clubs, community centres, parks, walking trails and playgrounds.
Funding for the purchase of buildings and vehicles for community use.
Focus on making our towns and villages more vibrant places to live, work and visit.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Mrs Heather Humphreys TD, has today (Friday, August 2nd 2024) announced €16.5 million to deliver 185 community projects across the country, 16 of which are in Co. Tipperary.
This major investment will support a diverse range of projects such as upgrades to sports facilities, community centres, parks, walking trails and playgrounds.
As part of the initiative; funding is also provided to support the purchase of buildings and vehicles for community use.
Local Authority.
Town/ Village.
Lead Applicant.
Project Description.
Funding Approved.
Tipperary.
Thurles.
Durlas Óg GAA Club.
Community Walkway.
€57,000.
Tipperary.
Thurles.
Thurles Rugby Football Club.
Thurles RFC upgrade of drainage, new car park layout..
€62,000.
Tipperary.
Thurles.
Thurles Lions Trust Housing Association CLG.
Works to Community Garden to rear of Lion Matthew Burke House.
€60,000.
Tipperary.
Carrick-on Suir.
St. Nicholas Boxing Club.
Purchase of Parish Hall, works to roof.
€95,000.
Tipperary.
Nenagh.
Nenagh Éire Óg Hurling & Football Club.
MacDonagh Park Pathway & Lighting Works, including additional field.
€69,000.
Tipperary.
Roscrea.
Muintir na Tíre Roscrea.
Muintir na Tíre Hall Roscrea Car Park Works.
€55,000.
Tipperary.
Roscrea.
Roscrea Rugby Football Club.
Drainage to main pitch and training area.
€69,000.
Tipperary.
Roscrea.
Roscrea Golf Club.
Upgrade of Clubhouse & Toilet Facilities including adding Disabled Toilet & Ramp.
€50,000.
Tipperary.
Roscrea.
Roscrea Scouts CLG (6th Tipp Roscrea).
Extensive renovations to Scout Hall.
€105,000.
Tipperary.
Borrisokane.
Borrisokane Tennis Club.
Borrisokane Tennis Club Resurfacing & Upgrade.
€50,000.
Tipperary.
Tipperary Town.
Rosanna Tennis Club.
Rosanna Tennis Club resurfacing of courts.
€56,200.
Tipperary.
Littleton.
Muintir na Tíre Littleton.
Muintir na Tíre Hall Window replacement, Disability Access Toilet & Roof Repairs.
€50,000.
Tipperary.
Clonmel.
St. Mary’s Choral Society (White Memorial Theatre).
Refurbishment Works.
€50,000.
Tipperary.
Killenaule.
St. Mary’s Community Hall.
Groundworks & upgrade of outdoor area.
€50,000.
Tipperary.
Cahir.
Coláiste Dun Iascaigh.
Replace surface of astro pitch.
€59,645.
Tipperary.
Fethard.
Fethard Town Park.
Carpark Upgrade.
€50,000.
Tipperary Total.
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€987,845
Speaking today, Minister Humphreys stated: “I’m delighted today to announce €16.5 million for 185 projects right across the country. This major investment, under the Community Recognition Fund, will support the upgrade of sports facilities, community centres, walking trails, parks, playgrounds and so much more. The projects are diverse in nature – demonstrating the fact that communities have different needs. All the projects being funded today are designed to bring communities together and make them more vibrant places to live, work and visit. This investment is just the first of a number of tranches that will be announced under the Community Recognition Fund over the coming months.” She concluded by stating “This is about giving back and saying ‘thank you’ to communities, for what they do week-in, week-out. I look forward to seeing the positive impact that this funding will have on the ground in communities all across Ireland.”
Lyrics and Vocals: The late, great American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler Merle Haggard(April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016).
Are The Good Times Really Over ?
I wish a buck was still silver. It was back when the country was strong, Back before Elvis, And before the Vietnam war came along. Before The Beatles and ‘Yesterday’, When a man could still work, still would. The best of the free life behind us now, And are the good times really over for good? Are we rolling down hill, Like a snowball headed for Hell? With no kind of chance, For the Flag or the Liberty Bell*. Wish a Ford and a Chevy, Could still last ten years, like they should. Is the best of the free life behind us now? Are the good times really over for good? I wish Coke was still Cola, And a joint was a bad place to be. It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV. Before microwave ovens, When a girl could still cook and still would. The best of the free life behind us now, Are the good times really over for good? Are we rolling down hill, Like a snowball headed for Hell? With no kind of chance, For the Flag or the Liberty Bell. Wish a Ford and a Chevy, Could still last ten years, like they should. Is the best of the free life behind us now? Are the good times really over for good? Stop rolling down hill, Like a snowball headed for Hell. Stand up for the Flag, And let’s all ring the Liberty Bell. Let’s make a Ford and a Chevy, That’ll still last ten years like they should. The best of the free life is still yet to come, The good times ain’t over for good.
END
“Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants thereof.” * In its early years, the Liberty Bell, (Philadelphia, US State Of Philadelphia) previously called the ‘State House Bell’ or ‘Old State House Bell’, was used to summon lawmakers to legislative sessions and to alert citizens about public meetings and proclamations. The bell was used as a symbol of freedom during the Cold War and was a popular site for protests in the 1960s.
The setting up of a Viking village in Ireland’s mid-west region (Tipperary Limerick and Clare) this August Bank Holiday Weekend (Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August) is expected to attract large crowds from surrounding counties and from abroad. Craggaunowen Castle latter situated, in Co. Clare, (V95 AD7E), will become transformed into a Viking village with medieval games, battle creations and a celebration of Norse arts, crafts and trades.
Vikings To Invade Mid-West Region.
‘The Viking Age at Craggaunowen’ will provide visitors with an insight into how the pagan warriors lived in Ireland during the 9th and 10th centuries.
The highlight of the weekend will be the battle recreations on the Castle Green at 12:00pm, 2:00pm and 4:00pm daily, when warring warriors demonstrate their fierce fighting and defensive skills.
Visitors will be able to don the suits of chain-mail and hold a Viking Helmet, shield and other armoury once used for protection, during the intense battles that raged across Ireland over 1,000 years ago.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to see and experience what life was like during the Viking Age at a recreated village, where historically accurate workshop tents will host crafters demonstrating their trading, leather working, and wicket basket and jewellery making skills.
Kids of all ages will also be able to participate in Viking-themed activities from the “throwing logs” game of Knubb to ‘Hnefatafl’, a game akin to modern-day chess.
Ms Pauline Lenihan, (Site Manager at Craggaunowen) said, “The Vikings have invaded Craggaunowen many times down through the years, but they always visit in peace and with an eagerness to share insights into their culture and rich heritage with the wider public.” “Our open-air museum at Craggaunowen will bring the Viking story to life and we hope that people of all ages will come along to learn more about their day-to-day lives and the real people behind the legend of the ‘men from the north’. It promises to be an educational and entertaining weekend for all the family,” added Ms. Lenihan.
The Clare County Council managed visitor attraction at Craggaunowen, which this year celebraters the 50th anniversary of its foundation by John Hunt of The Hunt Collection, recreates what life would have been like for the Bronze Age inhabitants of Ireland. The attraction features a 16th-century castle and a reconstructed “crannog” showing how Celts lived, worked, and defended themselves. The Brendan Boat, built in 1976 by explorer Tim Severin who successfully completed a 4,500-mile transatlantic crossing, also is on permanent display at Craggaunowen.
Tickets for ‘The Viking Age at Craggaunowen’ are available online at www.craggaunowen.ie(normal admission rates apply).
As I went out walking, on a fine summer day, Through hills and the valleys, I soon lost my way, ‘Til I came to an old man, kneeling down by a stream. Gazing into the water, like he was lost in a dream In his hand was a painting he clung to for life, His eyes filled with tears as he tried not to cry. Then he looked to the heavens and started to pray, In the quiet country silence, I could hear the man say. Life is a river, I’ll go with the flow, And where it will take me, the Lord only knows. I’ll miss you sweetheart, your kindness and love, But I know one day, we’ll sail away on God’s ocean above. He said, “Now young man, you’re a stranger to me. Could I bother you kindly, for your company? Today I am thinking of a time long ago, And I need to tell someone of a girl I loved so. It’s 42 years today, since Rose took my hand, And proudly I lived life, her husband, her man. ‘Til only last week son, God took her away, As I kissed her softly, these words she did say. “Life is a river, I’ll go with the flow, And where it will take me, the Lord only knows. I’ll miss you sweetheart, your kindness and love, But I know one day, we’ll sail away on God’s ocean above”. And with that, the old man sent me on my way, And sat by the water, I’ll kneel for the day. I look at the river, starting out on its life, It’s where I feel close to my beautiful wife.
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